STRAINING FORWARD
Oppression To Redemption
Xulon Press announces the release of STRAINING FORWARD One Woman's Journey from Oppression to Redemption in the Wake of the Vietnam War
Oppression To Redemption
2018-05-04
In 1968, 11-year-old Minh Phuong watched in horror as her
father and two siblings were gunned down by the Vietcong in their backyard in war-torn Vietnam. Though she escaped the
bullets that night, prison, torture and rape would follow.
STRAINING FORWARD ($19.49, paperback, 9781545631638;
$9.99, e-book, 9781545631645) chronicles Phuong’s
life in Vietnam, as a refugee in France and Australia, and her spiritual
journey from blind faith to ordination as a Presbyterian pastor in the United
States.
“Minh Phuong’s escape from Vietnam in 1975 provides hope for
today’s refugees who flee war, imprisonment, rape and torture,” Michelle Rahal
says. “This book is an unvarnished tale of strength and perseverance that
ultimately leads to an unassailable faith in God.”
STRAINING FORWARD
is a riveting, spiritual journey of hope and healing that reminds readers that
even in the loneliest and most desolate moments, they are never truly alone.
“This book is about redemption, resilience and forgiveness,”
the author states. “I pray readers would be spiritually transformed as they
contemplate these traits in the lives of children and refugees everywhere who
feel unloved, unworthy or lost against a backdrop of war, death and abuse.”
Michelle Rahal is a former radio news reporter and published
educator. She is a graduate of Hofstra University and holds a master's degree
in education from the University of New York at Buffalo. Rahal lives in
Virginia with her husband.
Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s
largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 12,000 titles published to
date. Retailers may order STRAINING
FORWARD through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors.
The book is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and
barnesandnoble.com.